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limbic system

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000349

A set of midline structures surrounding the brainstem of the mammalian brain, originally described anatomically, e.g., hippocampal formation, amygdala, hypothalamus, cingulate cortex. Although the original designation was anatomical, the limbic system has come to be associated with the system in the brain subserving emotional functions. As such, it is very poorly defined and doesn't correspond closely to the anatomical meaning any longer. [BirnLex]. [ BIRNLEX:Limbic_system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic_system ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • Wikipedia:Limbic_system
  • FMA:242000
  • neuronames:2055
  • MESH:D008032
  • SCTID:361342009
  • UMLS:C0023715 (ncithesaurus:Limbic_System)
  • CALOHA:TS-1307
  • NCIT:C94541
  • BTO:0000928
  • GAID:615
Subsets

pheno_slim, non_informative

comment

includes the hippocampus, amygdala, anterior thalamic nuclei, and limbic cortex, which support a variety of functions including emotion, behavior, long term memory, and olfaction [Wikipedia]

depicted by

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Brain_limbicsystem.jpg

editor note

obsoletion proposes. The current part_of children were chosen as the intersection of what is stated in wikipedia and in the FMA. NIF: We are including Limbic System because it is still used by neuroscientists and others, but as a data annotation term, it is very poor because it is not a clearly defined entity.

has related synonym

visceral brain

id

UBERON:0000349

prefLabel

Limbic system